>Note: I've cured stereotypical behaviour (The 'I can't possibly fix 
>that!' problem) by calmly and quietly leading them into figuring out
>what's wrong with the thing that's broken, and leading them to 
>figuring out a potential repair.
>
>Once they've repaired one thing, it gets easier to lead them to 
>repairing the next one. Once they've repaired four or five things,
>they're into how /good/ it /feels/ to be competent!
>
>I hook them! Worse than drugs!

You're a menace to society as we know it, Jenn.  That rocks. :)

 Terri (Who has been known to introduce 13 year old girls to Linux.  Hook
'em early before it occurs to them to say "I can't")







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